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Launceston

Please be aware there is no pedestrian access. Our HWRC sites can only be accessed via vehicles in order to keep all visitors safe.

Booking system for domestic (household) customers

To visit St Launceston HWRC you must make a booking. You can book a 30-minute slot on the Cornwall Council website at www.cornwall.gov.uk/tipbooking or by calling 0300 1234 141.

You can book for the same day, if there are spaces available, or up to a week in advance.
Once you’ve booked your slot, you’ll receive an email confirming your booking.

Please ensure you arrive in the vehicle you booked for and remember you need a vehicle permit to enter the sites for certain vehicles, such as vans or pick-up trucks. You can check what vehicles need a permit on the Cornwall Council website.

Commercial waste now accepted

Certain commercial waste is now accepted at this site. There is a charge for this service, based on the type of items deposited. All payments are card only. To deposit commercial waste you must:

  • Use the dedicated online trade waste booking system
  • Hold a waste carriers licence
  • Bring only items accepted at Launceston HWRC
  • Pay the applicable charges for any kind of waste deposited

More information about the Trade Waste service can be found here.

Where we are

Pennygillam Industrial Estate, Launceston  PL15 7PH

How to find us

  • Turn into Pennygillam Industrial Estate from the roundabout just below the A30.
  • Take the third road on the left (Bangors Road), follow it around to the right and the site is straight in front of you.

Opening times

Monday to Sunday, 9.00am to 4.00pm

This site is open every day except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

About your visit

Your visit will be more enjoyable and efficient if you are able to sort your items before arrival.

The following map will help you work out where to put each recycling item.

Launceston HWRC site layout

 

Accepted waste and applicable charges

There is a charge for all waste brought in by commercial customers and the domestic allowances to not apply.

Domestic customers can dispose of most waste free of charge.
There is a specialist disposal charge for certain types of waste, after a weekly allowance has been exceeded (*£*).

  • Asbestos*£* (first, please phone 01726 828230 and hold to speak to one of our team)
  • Batteries (car, household and removable vape batteries)
  • Books**
  • Cans
  • Cardboard
  • Cartons*
  • Clothes and textiles
  • Cookers
  • Cooking oil**
  • Crockery
  • Energy-saving lightbulbs
  • Engine oil (under 5 litres)
  • Fridges and freezers
  • Fluorescent tubes
  • Garden tools
  • Gas bottles
  • Glass
  • Green/garden waste – Please do not bring Japanese Knotweed. Ragwort must be double-bagged and placed in the general waste.
  • Hot ash
  • Household chemicals (under 5 litres)
  • Household waste including large bulky items
  • Items for re-use
  • Mattresses
  • Metal
  • Newspaper and magazines
  • Paints**
  • Plasterboard*£*
  • Plastic bottles
  • Small electrical items (including vapes)
  • Soil and rubble
  • Small electrical items (including vapes)
  • Soil and rubble*£*
  • TVs/monitors
  • Tyres
  • Wetsuits
  • Wood

*Cartons and paper containers with metal ends

  • Juice cartons including caps and straws
  • Pringle tubes but no lids
  • Milk cartons including caps and straws
  • Dough paper containers with metal ends
  • Soup, tomatoes and other food cartons
  • Other paper containers with metal ends (no lids)

 

 

 

 

 

 

**New waste stream trial

*£* Charges for this type of waste apply
There is a weekly allowance of up to the equivalent of eight DIY rubble bags, four sheets of plasterboard or four sheets of asbestos before charges apply.
All payments are card only.

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